Obesity. Let's talk about it.

I'm sitting in lecture going over some notes about obesity.

Here are some of the complications associated with obesity:

Diabetes mellitus
Hypertension
hyperlipidemia
Coronary artery disease
Stroke
Peripheral artery disease
Metabolic Syndrome
Obstructive sleep apnea
Hypoventilation
Depression
Urinary Incontinence
Gall stones
Gout
Chronic back pain
Early Osteoarthritis
Decreased wound healing

Now...with all of that being said...why are so many Americans complacent with being fat as fuck?
I don't want to make it racial, but this is a major problem for black people.
I went to Texas last summer and the amount of obese people there is overwhelming. Everywhere I turned I saw somebody who looked like this: